Finger-tip safety ejector for guns



April 26, 1949.

J. T. HANSEN FINGERTIP SAFETY EJECTOR FOR GUNS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 22, 1947 Fig.

Inventor John 7'. Hansen April 26, 1949. HANSEN 2,468,196

FINGERTIP SAFETY EJECTOR FOR GUNS I I I Filed Oct. 22, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' lo 54 50 L \\\\i@ I V/[// //I 1| I8 44' 2a 32 34 40 3a /0 as I F. Inventor John 7'. Hansen applied thereto;

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UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 2,468,196 FINGER-TIP SAFETY EJECTOR FOR GUNS John T, Hansen, Suring, Wis. Application October 22, 1947, Serial No. 781,401

This invention comprises novel and useful improvements in a fingertip safety ejector for guns, and more specifically pertains to an attachment to facilitate the insertion of or removal of shells from the breech of guns.

The principal object of this invention resides in providing an improved means to facilitate, the

insertion of shells in the magazine of a gun or the removal of shells therefrom.

An important feature of the invention resides in providing a simple attachment construction which may be readily applied to existing types of guns whereby shells may be inserted or removed from magazines in an improved manner with a minimum of difiiculty. An important object of the invention is to providean attachment in accordance with the foregoing objects and features which shall be of simple construction, economical to manufacture,

' highly efiicient in use and dependable and sure; in its operation,

These, together with various ancillary objects 'of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are atonly in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of the breech mechanism of a gun showin the device Figure 2-is aside elevational view of struction of Figure2; I v g V Figure 3'is a horizontal sectional view through the mechanism of Figure 2, taken substantially the conupon the plane of the section line 3 3 thereof and showing the construction in its idle or nonoperative position;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the fastening means of the attachment;

Figure 5' is aperspective view of a portionof the attachment;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of an ejector opening closure of the breech mechanism of a gun showing a part of the invention applied thereto;

Figure 7 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken substantially upon the plane of the section line 11 of Figure 9;

Figure 8 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view taken substantially upon the plane of the section line 8-8 of Figure '7 and Figure 9 is a'view similar to Figure 3 but showing the parts in position for inserting or removing a shell from the magazine of a gun.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, the numeral lildesignates a portion of the casing of the breech of a gun, having the customary barrel l2 associated therewith, and having cheek 10 Claims. (o1. 42-6) plates M for the reception of the stock of a gun,

notshown. I This casing IE1 is provided with the customary ejector and filling aperture or opening l6,"which,

in accordance with conventional types of guns and breeches therefor, is provided with a spring- 1 pressed ejector closure plate I8 provided'with a leaf spring 20 urging the same into closed position relative to the ejector port 16. Operable within the breech mechanismj'll is the customary bolt 22, the foregoing being? of conventional and known design. i

In certain types of guns, it is customary when loading the magazine thereof to force a 'seriesof cartridges, such as that indicated at 24, through the ejector opening [6 against the closure l8, and into the magazine of the gun,'not shown, against the opposition of the magazine spring thereof. When it is desired to unload the magazine, it, is heretofore necessary to depress or open the; closure plate l8 by hand against the. Opp ition! of its spring, whereupon the magazine springgiwill feed or eject the cartridges 24 successively from the magazine through the opening I ,6. Thesetwo operations are heretofore somewhat awkwardito perform, owing to the difficulty of adequately depressing the closure plate I8 againstthe opposition of the spring, through the relativelyrestricted ejector opening l6.

The attachment forming the subjectjmatter'of this invention therefore comprisesmeansi facilitating the opening of the closure plate ,l,8 and further facilitating the dischargeof cartridges therefrom or the insertion of cartridges therein.

For this purpose, the closure plate [8 hayingits leaf spring 29 is provided, as by'means'of welding or any other suitable mannenwith a'laterallyextendin boss or abutment 2i; disposed in therear portion of the ejector opening 16 and extending laterally therefrom, as shown in Figures 3.and 9. A retaining bracket comprising preferably a flexible metallic strip 28 of spring material is provided with an aperture 3E3 by means of which the same may be secured to the exterior surface of the breech casing i 0 by means of the samefastening bolt 32 by which the spring 20 of the ejector closure plate i3 is fastened; The forward end of the resilient plate 28 is provided with a'semicylindrical transverse groove or recess 34 facing toward the adjacent exterior surface of the casing member l0, which constitutes a" hinge for pivotally receiving a, closure-actuating plate 38.

As shown best in Figure 5, the closure-operaing plate 38 is provided adjacent'its rear edge with a slot 40 which is received withinthesmicylindrical groove '34 to' comprise therewith" a hinge for mountin the plate 38'. *An elongated slot or'opening '42 is provided in the plate in proper position to register with the ejector opening 16 when the plate is pressed against the surface of the breech casing l0. Adjacent the opening 42 and between the same and the hinge slot M1, the plate 38 is provided with an inwardly extending lug 4'4 which is so positioned as to engage and abut the above mentioned lug 26 when the plate 38 is pivoted into its operative position. It will thus be seen that as so far described, the plate 38 may be moved to the position shown in Figure 9, whereupon when the lug M engages the lug 26 and the plate 38 is depressed inwardly against the casing ID, the closure plate I8 is forced open against the opposition of its spring 20, whereby a cartridge 24 may be inserted through the aligned and registering openings 42 and [6 into the magazine against the opposition of the spring therein, or whereby the spring of the magazine may succesively eject the cartridges 24 therefrom.

To further facilitate the feed of cartridges into or from the magazine, when the attachment of this invention is manipulated, there is provided a guide means to assist the closure plate is to form a guide or bafile for directing the cartridges in their travel through the port It. For this purpose, a spring member t6 is positioned within the breech mechanism casing ill being retained at one end by a bolt or other fastening means 213, and being attached at its other extremity to an operating plunger 50 slidably disposed in an aperture or bore in the side of the casing it. This spring, as shown in Figures 3 and 9, is disposed on the opposite side of the breech casing it from the ejector opening 16. The spring member 43 is so shaped and positioned that when the actuating plunger 50 is depressed inwardly of the casing it, the spring is bent into a position in alignment with and in close proximity to the end oi the ejector closure [8 when the latter is in its open position, as shown in Figure 9. When so positioned, the closure [3 and spring it comprise an aligned baille or guide directing the cartridge 24 as the same is forced into or ejected from the magazine.

Secured by the bolt lt to the exterior surface of the casing I is a leaf spring 52 whose outer ex tremity 54 bears against the outer surface of the casing Ill, and which is intermediate its ends secured to the plunger 563, as by means of fastening nuts 56. This spring resiliently urges the plunger 50 outwardly of the casing, withdrawing the spring 46 into its retracted position, as shown in Figure 3, whereby the sam together with the plunger 50 and bolt 58 are out of the path of travel of the bolt 22.

From the foregoing, the operation of the device will now be readily understood. When it is desired to insert cartridges into or remove the cartridges from a magazine, breech It! is grasped by one hand of the user, a finger or fingers depresssing the plunger 50 and urging the spring 56 in the position shown in Figure 9, and when the finger plate 38 is pressed into the position shown in Figure 9, by a finger of the same hand, cartridges 24 may be forced into the magazine against the opposition of the spring therein, or by merely opening the plate 18 and operating the button the spring within the magazine will discharge the cartridges 24 successively from the port it. Thus, it will be seen that the device may be manipulated by one hand of the user, and that the cartridges are adequately guided into and out of the magazine. Since the cartridges are ejected through the opening 4'2 of the plate which operates the closure l8, it will be seen that there is no interference with the travel of the cartridges arising from the manipulation of the plate.

From the foregoing, the principle of operating the invention will be readily understood, and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and equivalents will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration oi the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described.

Accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment for the breech casing of magazine guns having an ejector port and a. port closure therein, comprising a bracket attachable to the side of a breech casing, an operating plate pivoted to said bracket, and a lug on said plate insertabie into the ejector port and engageable with the closure to open the closure when the plate is moved towards said casing.

2. The combination of claim 1 including an opening in said operating plate registerable with said ejector opening to provide passage of cartridges through said opening and port when said plate is moved to its closure opening position.

3. in combination with the breech casing of a magazine un. an ejector port, an ejector port closure, closure spring biasing said closure into closed position, a closure operating plate hinged to said breech easing, a closure operating lug on the outside of said plate, said lug being insertable through said port to engage and open said closure when said plate is moved to its operative position.

l. The combination of claim including a closure lug on said closure extending into said port for engagement and actuation by said operating lug.

5, The combination of claim 3 wherein said plate is hinged to a bracket, said bracket being secured to the exterior surface of said breech casing.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said bracket and said closure spring are secured to said breech casing by a common fastening means.

i. The combination of claim 3 including a cartridge guide in said breech casing and operating means for positioning said guide in alignment with said closure plate in its opened position.

8. The combination of claim 7 wherein said guide comprises a flexible strip, said operating means comprising a plunger engageable with said strip to deform the same into its guiding position.

9. The combination of claim 8 including a leaf spring for returning said plunger to its inoperative position.

10. The combination of claim 2i wherein said leaf spring and said strip are secured to said breech casing by a common fastening means.

JOHN T. HANSEN.

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